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Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout (Salvelinus Confluentus) Cover Illustration by Kendal Morris, U.S U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Cover illustration by Kendal Morris, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; used with permission. Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) (May 2004) Region 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Portland, Oregon Approved: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Date: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout DISCLAIMER Recovery plans delineate reasonable actions which are believed to be required to recover and/or protect listed species. Plans are published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and, in this case, with the assistance of recovery teams, State, Federal, and Tribal agencies, and others. Objectives will be attained and any necessary funds made available subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved, as well as the need to address other priorities. Recovery plans do not necessarily represent the views or the official positions or approval of any individuals or agencies involved in the plan formulation, other than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Recovery plans represent the official position of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only after they have been signed by the Director, Regional Director, or Manager, as approved. Approved recovery plans are subject to modification as dictated by new findings, changes in species status, and the completion of recovery actions. Literature citation of this document should read as follows: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2004. Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 132 + xiii pp. Electronic copies of this recovery plan are available at: <http://pacific.fws.gov/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/default.htm> and also at <http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/index.html>. Note to readers: A glossary of technical terms is provided in Appendix C of this plan. Terms provided in the glossary are denoted with a superscript symbol (†) the first time they appear in the plan. i Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Members of the Jarbidge River Recovery Team who assisted in the preparation of this draft recovery plan include: Kelly Amy, U.S. Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Guy Dodson, Sr., Duck Valley Paiute-Shoshone Tribes - Habitat, Parks, Fish and Game Jim Harvey, U.S. Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Gary Johnson, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Region II Clare Josaitis, Bureau of Land Management, Jarbidge Resource Area Fred Partridge, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Selena Werdon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office Bruce Zoellick, Bureau of Land Management, Lower Snake River District Additional review and comments were provided by: Lori Blattel-Sam, U.S. Forest Service, (formerly) Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Tim Burton, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office Jim Klott, Bureau of Land Management, Jarbidge Resource Area ii Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Current Species Status The Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment† of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act on April 8, 1999 (64 FR 17110). Bull trout are now listed throughout their range in the lower 48 states; however, as provided in the final listing rule, we are continuing to refer to the original distinct population segments for the purposes of recovery planning and consultation (64 FR 58910). The Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment includes the Jarbidge River and Bruneau River watersheds†, which are tributary to the Snake River. Bull trout occur in a single core area† within the Jarbidge River watershed. The Jarbidge River core area contains six local populations† of bull trout: East Fork Jarbidge River (including the East Fork headwaters† , Cougar Creek, and Fall Creek), West Fork Jarbidge River (including Sawmill Creek), Dave Creek, Jack Creek, Pine Creek, and Slide Creek. Bull trout in these local populations are primarily resident† fish, with relatively low numbers of migratory (fluvial† ) fish present. The Jarbidge River Recovery Team† estimates that less than 500 resident and migratory adult bull trout, representing approximately 50 to 125 spawners, occur within the core area. Habitat Requirements and Limiting Factors The limiting factors for bull trout discussed here are specific to the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment and include a combination of historical and current human-induced and natural factors. These limiting factors include dams and diversions, increasing water temperatures, forest management practices, livestock grazing, transportation networks (road construction and maintenance), mining, residential development, fisheries management, isolation and habitat fragmentation, recreation, and random naturally-occurring events (e.g., landslides and floods). iii Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout Recovery Strategy Presently bull trout are listed as threatened across their range within the lower 48 states (64 FR 58910). Prior to the coterminous listing, five distinct population segments of bull trout were identified. Although these bull trout population segments are disjunct and geographically isolated from one another, they include the entire distribution of bull trout within the United States, therefore a coterminous listing was found to be appropriate in accordance with our policy on the designation of distinct population segments (61 FR 4722). As provided in the final listing rule, we are continuing to use the term “distinct population segments” for the purposes of recovery planning and consultation (64 FR 58910). A delisting determination can only be made on a “listable entity” under the Endangered Species Act (Act). Listable entities include species, subspecies, or distinct population segments of vertebrate animals, as defined by the Act and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy (61 FR 4722). Because bull trout were listed at the coterminous level in 1999, currently delisting can only occur at the coterminous level (64 FR 58910). In the future, if warranted by additional information, and if the Jarbidge River population is reconfirmed as meeting the definition of a distinct population segment under a regulatory rulemaking process, delisting may be considered separately for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of bull trout once it has achieved a recovered state (61 FR 4722). For the purposes of recovery planning, here we have defined recovery criteria for the delisting of the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment as currently delineated. The recovery of bull trout is based on the concept of functional “core areas.” A core area represents the combination of both a core population† and core habitat†, and constitutes the basic biological unit upon which to gauge recovery. The Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment will be considered recovered when the Jarbidge River core area is fully functional, as measured by parameters addressing the distribution, abundance, productivity (stable or increasing adult population trend), and connectivity between local populations of iv Draft Recovery Plan for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment of Bull Trout bull trout (including the potential for expression of migratory life history forms†). The conditions for recovery are identified in the criteria below. Recovery Goal The goal of the bull trout recovery plan is to ensure the long-term persistence of self-sustaining, complex, interacting groups† of bull trout distributed throughout their native range, so that the species can be delisted. Recovery Criteria for the Jarbidge River Distinct Population Segment 1. The biological and ecological function of the Jarbidge River core area for bull trout within the distinct population segment has been restored. The components of a fully functioning core area include: a) Habitat is sufficiently maintained or restored to provide for the persistence of broadly distributed local populations within the core area. The term “broadly distributed” implies that local populations are able to access and are actively using habitat that fully provides for spawning, rearing,† foraging, migrating, and overwintering† needs at recovered abundance levels. An actual quantitative estimate of the amount of habitat that will be required to meet this criterion is unknown at this time; the adequacy of habitat restoration and management efforts must be measured indirectly by criteria 1b through 1d. The six currently identified local populations that will be used as a measure of broad distribution across the distinct population segment include: East Fork Jarbidge River (including the East Fork headwaters, Cougar Creek, and Fall Creek); West Fork Jarbidge River (including Sawmill Creek); Dave Creek; Jack Creek; Pine Creek; and Slide Creek. The current distribution of bull trout may be expanded within these local populations under recovered conditions. b) Adult bull trout are sufficiently abundant to provide for the persistence and viability of the core area and to support both v Draft
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